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Collaborative e-Learning Using Streaming Video and Asynchronous Discussion Boards to Teach the Cognitive Foundation of Medical Interviewing: A Case Study

Objective: We created and evaluated a 4-week online elective course for medical students to teach the cognitive basis for interviewing skills. Read the Full Story

Business Degrees Most Popular with Adults Looking to Return to School, According to EducationforAdults.com Survey

CHESTER, Pa., July 20 /PRNewswire/ — In a recent survey conducted by EducationforAdults.com, an online directory of continuing education programs, business and education degree programs are the most popular programs for adult learners, with 19.96 percent and 16.20 percent of the responses, respectively.Read the Full Story

GU [Goa University] launches distance education programme

DEITI is a major Government of India project at the university for improving the quality and uniformity in college as well as school education.Read the Full Story

The effect on staff perceptions of online learning when using a non-traditional approach to staff development

This paper identifies the key factors identified within current research and proposes a course methodology and design that addresses these issues. Read the Full Story

Online classes growing

Faculty and students reported they liked the online courses last year, the first time online courses were offered, said Callas, who attributed the enrollment increase to online offerings.Read the Full Story

Employee Performance and Development: Continuous Learning Through Corporate Universities

The study, conducted on behalf of members of Best Practices, LLC’s Business Excellence Board, found that leading corporate universities employ a high degree of virtual online instruction to make training available around the clock, but retain classroom instruction for courses requiring a high degree of interactivity, such as soft skills and leadership development. Read the […]

Hybrid course at CCC [Cumberland County College]

A new hybrid English 102 class will premier this fall. Read the Full Story

Learning Together: Exploring Group Interactions Online

In this case study of an online course, students were introduced to a constructivist orientation toward learning, a requirement to work in a new learning environment, and a challenge to accomplish academic work with groups of colleagues. Students learned successfully how to accommodate these requirements. Read the Full Story

Online education proving to be effective, to a degree

‘‘Once upon a time, in the go-go ’90s, the thought was that online education would eventually supplant (traditional university education),” said David L. Kirp, professor of public policy at UC Berkeley.Read the Full Story

Shakeup at City University

After the departure of two top executives and a high-level disagreement over the school’s financial priorities, City University has installed an interim president and shelved plans to create a for-profit online venture.Read the Full Story